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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 3 — Grain Standards

§ 79d. Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs

Statutory text

The total administrative and supervisory costs which may be incurred under this chapter for services performed (excluding standardization, compliance, and foreign monitoring activities) for each of the fiscal years 1989 through 2025 1 shall not exceed 30 percent of the total costs for such activities carried out by the Secretary for such year.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See Application of Section During Certain Years note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–518 § 2(3) · 102 Stat. 2584

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

    Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7D, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(3), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2585

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7D, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(3), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2585

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) by adding before section 8 (7 U.S.C. 84) the following new section: “Sec. 7D. “limitation on administrative and supervisory costs The total administrative and supervisory costs which may be incurred under this Act for inspection and weighing (excluding standardization, compliance, and foreign monitoring activities) for each of the fiscal years 1989 through 1993 shall not exceed 40 per centum of the total costs for such activities carried out by the Service for such year.”;

  2. United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–156 § 2 · 107 Stat. 1525

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

      Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “services performed” for “inspection and weighing”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

      Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “2000” for “1993”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “services performed” for “inspection and weighing” and “2000” for “1993”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS. Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended— (1) by striking “inspection and weighing” and inserting “services performed”; and (2) by striking “1993” and inserting “2000”.

  3. Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 293(a)(8) · 108 Stat. 3178

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

    Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Service”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Service”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (8) except as otherwise provided in this subsection, by striking “Service” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary”.

  4. Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–472 title I § 105 · 114 Stat. 2058

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

      Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

      Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “30 percent” for “40 per centum”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000” and “30 percent” for “40 per centum”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS. Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended— (1) by striking “2000” and inserting “2005”; and (2) by striking “40 per centum” and inserting “30 percent”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 106–472 effective as if enacted Sept. 30, 2000, see section 111 of Pub. L. 106–472, set out as a note under section 79 of this title.

  5. Pub. L. 109–83 § 1(a) · 119 Stat. 2053

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

    Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Sections 7(j)(4), 7A(l)(3), 7D, 19, and 21(e) of the United States Grains Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(4), 79a(l)(3), 79d, 87h, 87j(e)) are amended by striking “2005” each place it appears and inserting “2015”.

  6. Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015

    Pub. L. 114–54 title III § 301(d) · 129 Stat. 513

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

    Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Limitation and Administrative and Supervisory Costs.— Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended by striking “2015” and inserting “2020”.

  7. United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020

    Pub. L. 116–216 § 4 · 134 Stat. 1048

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 79d

    Pub. L. 116–216 substituted “2025” for “2020”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–216 substituted “2025” for “2020”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS.   Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended by striking “2020” and inserting “2025”.

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1993–2020 · 6 rounds

2020

Pub. L. 116–216 substituted “2025” for “2020”.

2015

Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”.

2005

Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”.

2000

Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000” and “30 percent” for “40 per centum”.

1994

Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Service”.

1993

Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “services performed” for “inspection and weighing” and “2000” for “1993”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–472 effective as if enacted , see section 111 of Pub. L. 106–472, set out as a note under section 79 of this title.

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–156 effective as of , see section 16(b) of Pub. L. 103–156, set out as a note under section 75 of this title.

Effective and Termination Dates

That part of section 2 of Pub. L. 100–518 which provided that section was effective for the period , through , inclusive, was repealed by Pub. L. 103–156, §§ 13(a), 16(b), , 107 Stat. 1529, 1530, eff. .

Application of Section During Certain Years

Pub. L. 119–103, div. B, § 2001(b), , 140 Stat. 1000, provided that: “Sections 7D and 19(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d, 87h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘2027’ for ‘2025’ each place it appears.”

Prior extensions were contained in the following prior acts:

Pub. L. 119–37, div. E, § 5001(b), , 139 Stat. 626.

Credits

1916–2020 · 7 acts
  1. 1916Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7D, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(3), , 102 Stat. 2585
  2. 1993amended Pub. L. 103–156, § 2, , 107 Stat. 1525
  3. 1994Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 293(a)(8), , 108 Stat. 3237
  4. 2000Pub. L. 106–472, title I, § 105, , 114 Stat. 2060
  5. 2005Pub. L. 109–83, § 1(a), , 119 Stat. 2053
  6. 2015Pub. L. 114–54, title III, § 301(d), , 129 Stat. 520
  7. 2020Pub. L. 116–216, § 4, , 134 Stat. 1048.
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(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7D, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(3), , 102 Stat. 2585; amended Pub. L. 103–156, § 2, , 107 Stat. 1525; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 293(a)(8), , 108 Stat. 3237; Pub. L. 106–472, title I, § 105, , 114 Stat. 2060; Pub. L. 109–83, § 1(a), , 119 Stat. 2053; Pub. L. 114–54, title III, § 301(d), , 129 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 116–216, § 4, , 134 Stat. 1048.)

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